# Amputations at R.W.'S, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2016042887` · 4/6/2016 · LEE, MASSACHUSETTS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Containers-nonpressurized, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Semi, tractor-trailer, tanker truck
## Employer
- **Name:** R.W.'S, Inc.
- **Location:** 35 Run Way, LEE, MASSACHUSETTS, 01238
- **NAICS:** 488410
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was loading a shipping container onto a flatbed truck when his right hand became pinched between the container and the truck. His right pinky fingertip was amputated without bone loss.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*